Officer Of Mack Trucks

John B. Curcio, president and chief executive officer of Mack Trucks, Inc., will be general chairman of the 10th annual Philadelphia Ball of the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation in April at the Adam's Mark Hotel. Funds raised will be used to provide college or vocational school scholarship aid to sons and daughters of those who served in the Marines, particularly those killed or wounded in combat. Curcio served in naval intelligence during the Korean conflict.

Muhlenberg College's Quality Month, programs designed to educate and improve knowledge of the principles of Total Quality Management, will continue tomorrow and Friday with "The Deming Symposium." TQM principles were developed by the late Dr. W. Edwards Deming more than 50 years ago. U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich will deliver a free public kickoff address on economic policy at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the Garden Room at the college's Seeger's Union Building. The total cost for the Deming Symposium is $190, including breakfast and lunch on Friday.

The Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce recently elected two area business leaders to its board of directors. They are John B. Curcio, president and chief executive officer of Mack Trucks Inc., Allentown, and Carl R. Kresge, vice president of Eastern Industries Inc., Wescosville. Kresge, who was named regional director for the board, will act as a liaison with chambers in Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon, Schuylkill, Berks and Monroe counties. Both will serve until November 1987. Jeffrey J. Burdge, chairman and chief executive officer of Harsco Corp.

Ralph E. Reins has resigned as head of automotive operations at AlliedSignal Inc., the company said. A release from the Morris Township, N.J., conglomerate said that Reins, 54, resigned last week "to pursue career interests outside." His successor will be John W. Barter, chief financial officer of the parent company. Reins served as chairman, president and chief executive officer of Mack Trucks Inc. for 11 months, resigning from the Allentown-based company in October 1990. Reins' restructuring plans at Mack weren't realized financially, as the company lost $285 million in 1990 -- about $100 more than the previous year.

B. Curcio, chairman and chief executive officer of Mack Trucks Inc. of Allentown, was recently elected regional vice chairman of the 1987 board of directors of the National Association of Manufacturers. Curcio, a board member since 1984, also was named to the executive committee of NAM, which is located in Washington, D.C. Both appointments took place at the NAM Board of Directors' recent meeting in Hot Springs, Va. NAM is a business association of more than 13,500 companies across the country.

Muhlenberg College's Quality Month, programs designed to educate and improve knowledge of the principles of Total Quality Management, will continue tomorrow and Friday with "The Deming Symposium." TQM principles were developed by the late Dr. W. Edwards Deming more than 50 years ago. U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich will deliver a free public kickoff address on economic policy at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the Garden Room at the college's Seeger's Union Building. The total cost for the Deming Symposium is $190, including breakfast and lunch on Friday.

Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales yesterday launched the individual and corporate divisions of its 1989 fund campaign. The host of yesterday's event at Lehigh Country Club was Robert K. Campbell, chairman and chief executive officer of Pennsylvania Power & Light Co. Campbell is the campaign's general chairman. This year's goal is more than $370,000 - a 20 increase over the $310,407 raised last year. The money is used for student financial aid. James B. Curcio, chairman and chief executive officer of Mack Trucks Inc., is chairman of the corporate division, which has a goal of $75,000.

Two area businessmen have been named to head a $2.5 million Wiley House building campaign, according to Sen. Arlen Specter, campaign general chairman. L. Jack Bradt, chairman and chief executive officer of S.I. Handling Systems, Inc., Easton, and John B. Curcio, president and chief executive officer of Mack Trucks, Inc., will co-chair the "Together, With Pride" campaign which will underwrite a child development and therapeutic recreation center on the Wiley House main campus in Salisburty Township.

John B. "Jack" Curcio, president and chief executive officer of Mack Trucks, will receive the Semper Fidelis Award for "dedicated and inspirational civic and community service and leadership" at the 11th annual Philadelphia ball of the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation to be held April 18 at the Adam's Mark Hotel. Rollie Massimino, who coached Villanova University to the NCAA basketball championship, will be presented the Sportsman of the Year Award. The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation ball raises funds to provide college or vocational school scholarship aid to sons and daughters of those who served in the corps, particularly those who were killed or wounded in combat.

Herbert D. Nash Jr., vice president, central division, of the Pennsylvania Power and Light Co., has been named chairman of the 1986 Jamborette of the Minsi Trails Boy Scout Council to be held May 16-18 at Saucon Fields, Lehigh University. John B. Curcio, council vice president and president and chief executive officer of Mack Trucks, said the event will be open to the public. Nash, a member of the council's executive board and chairman of the Anthracite District's advisory and nominating committees, has been active in scouting for many years.

Bridget M. Curcio, 82, of 221 S. Wyoming St., Hazleton, died Wednesday in her home. She was the wife of the late John B. Curcio Sr. She worked at Car-Dan Sportswear and the former Duplan Silk Mill, both in Hazelton, for many years. Born in Hazleton, she was a daughter of the late William and Amelia (Andreas) Slattery. She was a member of St. Gabriel's Catholic Church, Hazleton. Survivors: Son, John B. Jr. of Dadataw Island, S.C., retired president and chief executive officer of Mack Trucks Inc.; daughters, Joan, wife of Michael Heck, and Donna Marie, wife of Clarence Bean; and sister, Mrs. Mary Ellen Fierro, all of Hazleton; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Renault Vehicules Industriels will make an announcement tomorrow regarding a successor to Ralph E. Reins, who resigned yesterday as chairman, president and chief executive officer of Mack Trucks Inc., the company said. "Mack confirms that Mr. Reins will be leaving the company to join United Technologies Automotive," Mack spokesman James Santanasto said. "RVI will have a formal statement to make regarding this matter Thursday." Reins' appointment as president of UTA of Dearborn, Mich.

Ralph E. Reins will resign as chairman, president and chief executive officer of Mack Trucks Inc., the chairman of the company's distributors council confirmed last night. Reins, 50, has accepted a position as head of the automotive group at United Technologies of Hartford, Conn., said Bob Nuss, owner of Rochester, Minn., Mack and chairman of the council that includes 200 Mack dealers. A formal announcement from Mack is expected today, Nuss said. Reins will be replaced by an executive from Renault Vehicules Industriels, which on Oct. 5 completed its $107 million buyout of the 55 percent of Mack stock that it had not previously owned, Nuss said.

Richard A. Lorraine has resigned as vice president of finance and chief financial officer of Mack Trucks Inc., the Allentown-based company confirmed yesterday. No successor has been named. Lorraine was named to the position at Mack in April, having been hand-picked by Mack chairman, president and chief executive officer Ralph E. Reins. Lorraine will return to ITT Automotive in Auburn Hills, Mich., where he had been vice president of finance and controller since 1984, sources said.

Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales yesterday launched the individual and corporate divisions of its 1989 fund campaign. The host of yesterday's event at Lehigh Country Club was Robert K. Campbell, chairman and chief executive officer of Pennsylvania Power & Light Co. Campbell is the campaign's general chairman. This year's goal is more than $370,000 - a 20 increase over the $310,407 raised last year. The money is used for student financial aid. James B. Curcio, chairman and chief executive officer of Mack Trucks Inc., is chairman of the corporate division, which has a goal of $75,000.

John B. Curcio, chairman and chief executive officer of Mack Trucks Inc., presided last night at the annual Inaugural United Nations Ball, held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York. As chairman of the evening, Curcio introduced the evening's guest speaker, Stanley C. Pace, who is chairman and chief executive officer of General Dynamics Corp. Pace is the 1988 National U.N. Day Chairman. Curcio also announced the winners of the United Nations Association Essay competition, a contest held for high school students.

Bridget M. Curcio, 82, of 221 S. Wyoming St., Hazleton, died Wednesday in her home. She was the wife of the late John B. Curcio Sr. She worked at Car-Dan Sportswear and the former Duplan Silk Mill, both in Hazelton, for many years. Born in Hazleton, she was a daughter of the late William and Amelia (Andreas) Slattery. She was a member of St. Gabriel's Catholic Church, Hazleton. Survivors: Son, John B. Jr. of Dadataw Island, S.C., retired president and chief executive officer of Mack Trucks Inc.; daughters, Joan, wife of Michael Heck, and Donna Marie, wife of Clarence Bean; and sister, Mrs. Mary Ellen Fierro, all of Hazleton; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Bethlehem Steel Corp. yesterday named three new directors, including John B. Curcio, chairman and chief executive officer of Mack Trucks Inc. Also elected to the board were William C. Hittinger, retired executive vice president of RCA Corp., and William A. Pogue, chairman and chief executive officer of CBI Industries, Chicago, Ill. The appointments increase the size of the company's board to 12 members. The board is made up mostly of retired businessmen not connected directly with Bethlehem Steel.

John B. Curcio - chairman, president and chief executive officer of Mack Trucks, Inc. - recently announced that five Lehigh Valley high school students were named Mack Scholarship recipients for 1987. The scholarship program recognizes outstanding accomplishments of high school seniors, with selection based on scholastic achievement, leadership and citizenship. Each year all high school seniors who are dependent children of Mack employees are eligible to compete for the ten scholarships of $1,000 a year for three years.